Stonehenge
Ancient monument in England
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Stonehenge is a prehistoric megalithic structure on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, two miles (3 km) west of Amesbury. It consists of an outer ring of vertical sarsen standing stones, each around 13 feet (4.0 m) high, seven feet (2.1 m) wide, and weighing around 25 tons, topped by connecting horizontal lintel stones, held in place with mortise and tenon joints, a feature unique among contemporary monuments. Inside is a ring of smaller bluestones. Inside these are free-standing trilithons, two bulkier vertical sarsens joined by one lintel. The whole monument, now ruinous, is aligned towards the sunrise on the summer solstice and sunset on the winter solstice. The stones are set within earthworks in the middle of the densest complex of Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments in England, including several hundred tumuli.
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Thousands meet at Stonehenge to celebrate winter solsticeThousands of people including pagans, druids and dancers have gathered at the ancient Stonehenge monument for the winter solstice, marking the shortest day of the year.Sky News - Published | |
Origin of Stonehenge's stones hints at purpose of mysterious monumentStonehenge may have been built to unite the early people of Britain - long before there was a kingdom, a new study has suggested.Sky News - Published | |
Stonehenge discovery highlights 500-mile mystery - as central stone 'didn't come from Wales'The Altar Stone at the centre of Stonehenge was brought 500 miles from northern Scotland - not Wales - as was previously thought, according to new research, adding to the mystery of the Neolithic site.Sky News - Published | |
Third arrest after Stonehenge sprayed with orange paint powderA third person has been arrested in connection with a Just Stop Oil protest at Stonehenge, during which orange paint powder was sprayed on the prehistoric monument.Sky News - Published | |
Emma Thompson backs Just Stop Oil at London protestDame Emma Thompson has backed Just Stop Oil, just days after the climate action group attacked Stonehenge with orange paint.Sky News - Published | |
Crowds gather at Stonehenge for winter solstice - as police issue roads warningCrowds have gathered at Stonehenge to welcome the sunrise for this year's winter solstice.Sky News - Published | |
New study casts doubt on origins of Stonehenge's largest 'bluestone'A new study has thrown new light on the likely origins of the Altar Stone at Stonehenge.Sky News - Published | |
Road tunnel near Stonehenge 'should not proceed in current form' - UNESCOControversial plans for a road tunnel near Stonehenge "should not proceed" unless major changes are made, according to a major UN body.Sky News - Published | |
Road tunnel construction near Stonehenge to go aheadPlans to construct a road tunnel near Stonehenge have been approved, the Department for Transport said.Sky News - Published | |
Boy, 11, killed and two seriously injured in car crash near StonehengeAn 11-year-old boy has been killed and two others seriously injured in a crash involving a car and a lorry near Stonehenge.Sky News - Published | |
'Stonehenge of the North' opens to public as Thornborough complex gifted to nationA massive Neolithic monument known as the "Stonehenge of the North" is set to open to the public.Sky News - Published | |
Supersize Queen lights up Stonehenge and Marble ArchSupersize pictures of the Queen have been projected on to Stonehenge to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee.Sky News - Published | |
Prehistoric poo discovered in Wiltshire gives a hint about the cooking skills of Stonehenge buildersAncient faeces found near Stonehenge show its builders may have dined on badly cooked cow offal during epic winter feasts.Sky News - Published | Mystery of Stonehenge 'solved' - here's why the monument was madeThe mystery of Stonehenge may finally have been unravelled by researchers who say it's a giant solar calendar that may link the UK to ancient Egypt.Sky News - Published |